Paintbrush holder and stripper



Sept. 27, 1949. J. F. DALIA 2,483,265

PA INTBR USH HOLDER AND STRIPPER Filed May 13, 1948 INVENTOR. 1] T/O fi 7: Zia/[a Patented Sept. 27, 1949 T 1 7 2,483,265 A j PAINTBRUSH-HQLDER AND STRIPPER? John F. Dalia, Webster, N. Y; 'A pucationMa 1e, 1948, Serial No. zet'eoj Paint is ordinarily held in a. bucket and is applied by a brush.

Th object of this invention is to provid an attachment having a skeleton frame that .canb fastened to the top ofthecbucket and in which the paint brush will be held and held .advantagee .Ously to thework of. the painter.

Another ,objectof the inventionis to provide a skeleton frame that will grip the bristles of the paintbrush so that thebrush cannot be accidentally displaced and so that the surplus be squeezed .out frointhe brush.- r

Another object of the invention is to provide a gripping device from which the brush can be released.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device with means forgripping the upper edge of the can or bucket so that the device for all practical purposes will be securely held on the bucket and yet can be readily detached therefrom.

These and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawings, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bucket, frame and brush with the bristles of the brush held in the jaws of the frame on top of the bucket.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the assembly of the paint bucket and the frame on top thereof, the brush being shown in position in both Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3:1: of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4.2:, M: of Figure 2.

In the several figures of the drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings reference numeral l indicates the bucket having a given diameter at the top and having an overhanging rim 2 on the top. 3 indicates a bridge of the skeleton frame which in length is less than the diameter of the top of the bucket. This bridge has downturned ends 4, 4. To these downturned ends is welded a semicircular strap 5, which is held, on the ends of the bridge, in position to engage under the rim 2 of the bucket. Also attached to this strap is a shorter bridge 6 which has its ends 1, l downturned and attached to the strap 5. The bridge 6 is parallel to the bridge 3. The attachment of the short bridge to the strap may be made by welding or by bolts or in any other suitable manner.

paint can 3 Claims. (01. 248-2 29) The, st ap extendsyaround o si of. he bucket less than half of, the circumference there-.- o Between th unde s de of th a ri e; and h nd of e strap .5'is left a space thatis adapt d t re eive th r m 2 oi'th u ket strap 5 engages under the rimof the bucket all the ayaround on id 'of the bucke be e the downturned ends 4,.4 of the bridge}v and beca s it en aaesun r herimv of thebueket near the maximum diameter of the .bucket it can erint e m of bucketsecurely an W ll ho d itself securely in placethereon'near the middle of'the bucket.

h s ond br e, 6 is sho t and w thits down turned end 'fl. 1 i en a s over the r m? of the bucket a d h s the r m the bucket -:securel.y b en he budge 'an thelst ap5- I 'On the bridge 6 is fastened. a sp11ing c'lip f8 having a V-shaped depression formed therein with which the clip engages the inside of the rim of the bucket, so that between the clip and the two bridges and the strap the frame is securely held in place on the rim of the bucket.

Near each end of the bridge 6 is placed brackets 9 and I0, each of which brackets is fastened to the bridge 6 and each of which has two upturned ends H and I2. These upturned ends support a pin l3 between them. Around this pin is coiled a torsion spring l4, one end l5 of which bears against the yoke of the bracket or against the bridge which supports it.

The long end l6 of the spring is welded or fastened in any other suitable manner to one arm ll of the jaw I8 of the device. The sides of this jaw rest on the pins l3 and rock thereon, being held in place thereon by their connection with the long ends H; of the torsion springs M to which they are fastened in any suitable way.

This jaw I8 rocks on top of the outer ends of the pins l3, l3 inside of the brackets 9 and ID. This jaw I8 is all formed of one piece of wire. The center of the wire is bent to leave a bridge 20 between the two arms 11, which bridge is parallel to and can make contact with the bridge 3. Between these two bridges, serving as jaws, the bristles 2| of the brush 22 can be clamped with the handle 23 of the brush resting on the rim of the bucket.

At the ends of the bridge 20 the wire is :conveniently bent to form the arms I1, I! of the jaw l8 which arms will engage and rock on the pins I3, l3. The free ends of the wire or arms are brought together and bent outwardly parallel to each other and are engaged in the wooden handle 24. This forms the moving jaw of the clamp.

The frame that engages the rim of the bucket forms the stationary jaw of the clamp. By pressing down on the handle 24 of the jaw l 8 is rocked on the pins l3, l3 and the bridge 20 is raised, thus releasing the bristles :irom the clamping effect of the bridge 20 which constitutes the upper jaw of the clamp and the bridge 3 constituting the lower jaw of the clamp.

It will also be understood-that for the purpose of cleaning the bristles of the brush or squeezing out the surplus paint the brush is first put in place while the bridge 20 is raised and while the bristles 2| near the set 25 of the brush rest on the bridge 3. The clamp is then released so that the bristles are engaged between the bridge 20 and the bridge 3. By draw ing the brush to the right in Figures 1 and 2, the surplus paint will be squeezed out from the bristles of the brush.

It will also be understood that the bristles of the brush can be dipped in the paint and then applied to the surface to be painted without this squeezing operation. Ordinarily the process of cleaning out the brush would be used at the end of a, painting operation, but the brush will be held in place by the jaws while the bucket is being moved from one part of the job to another. If the bucket is deep and the ball is long to correspond it will swing over the handle 24 as shown in Figures 1 and 2, but if the bucket is shallow and the bail shorter to correspond the bail can be held up while the frame is being put in place on the bucket and the bail of the bucket can then rest idly on the handle 24 or the bail can be placed on the other side of the bucket in which case it can be raised up before the bristles of the brush are caught between the jaws of the device.

I claim:

1. A clamp having two stationary members, each having downturned ends adapted to engage over the rim of a can, one of said members being short, the other member being long, a strap bent to the form of part of a circle and attached to the downturned ends of the two members to hold them together and in parallel relation.

2. A clamp having-two stationary members, each having downturned ends adapted to engage over the rim of a can, one ofv said members being short, the other member being long, a strap bent to the form of part of a circle and attached to the downturned ends of the two members to hold them together and in parallel relation, a spring clip being mounted on the short member and engaging inside of the inner rim of the can.

3. A clamp having two stationary members, each havin downturned ends adapted to engage over the rim of a can, one of said members bein short, the other member being long, a strap bent to the form of part of a circle and attached to the downturned ends of the two members to hold them together and in parallel relation, said parts constituting a stationary jaw, a moving jaw pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on theshort parallel member and being in the form of a lever of the first class, the inner end of said jaw being wide andjbeing adapted to engage with the, long parallel member, and being parallel thereto, springs on the short member engaged with the pivoted jaw and normally holding the inner end of the jaw against the long stationary member.

JOHN F. DALIA.

No references cited. 

